Fish Archives - CSIROscope

Plastic is deadly: how you can help

We calculated how many MCGs it would take to hold all the plastic in our oceans. Spoiler alert: a lot. Plastic is filling our oceans, killing animals and costing us billions. We need your help to solve this massive problem so here's what you can do about it.

Oceans

Warming oceans are changing Australia’s fishing industry

A new United Nations report on fisheries and climate change shows that Australian marine systems are undergoing rapid environmental change, with some of the largest climate-driven changes in the Southern Hemisphere.

The mysterious beast of Ningaloo Reef: revealing the secrets of whale sharks

We’re uncovering the secrets of whale sharks by tracking their movements at Ningaloo Reef.

Oceans

A helping hand for a unique, spotty Tasmanian

Spotted Handfish may be critically-endangered, but with the help of a captive breeding program their future is looking considerably less murky.

You never know what you’ll find in the Abyss

The depths of the ocean are one of Earth's most inaccessible and unexplored environments, and getting a sneak peek into what lives down there can provide great insight into managing marine diversity.

One fish, two fish, what is this new fish?

Understanding which fish species occur where, and identifying new fish species, is the starting point for managing our marine biodiversity.

Environment

Tintype specimens: Our Australian National Fish Collection in noir

Our fish collection was seen through a different lens during a photoshoot using techniques from the 1850s.

Oceans

4 things you didn’t know about white sharks

In a world first, we've used a combination of tracking technologies to estimate the Australian white shark populations.

Helping put the Great Barrier Reef on the road to recovery

With the help of science the Great Barrier Reef can repair itself.

Eddy currents: enter the whirlpool

What do the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the Australian freshwater eel have in common?

Oceans

Quiz ahoy! How deeply do you know our oceans?

There's so much more to our oceans than the very edges we see when we rush to the shores in the summer months.

Environment

Horses for courses: Horse-y animals that don’t run races

They say it’s the race that stops a nation, but let’s face it: The Melbourne Cup isn’t for everyone. But if you aren’t a cup fan, there are still lots of nice horses that have nothing to do with horse racing.

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